Stewart J. Kong

Stewart J. Kong

1.8
Rating: 7.1

Licensed for 29 years

Immigration Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Immigration, Real Estate

1375 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY

About Stewart

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Immigration 65%

Representation of individuals before Immigration Judges, Immigration Service, Board of Immigration Appeals, and Federal Court with respect to asylum, deportation and removal cases. I also practice compliance with the Immigration Service for purposes of work and family related petition filings.

30 years

65%
Real Estate 35%

Representation of commercial and individual clients purchasing or selling real estate interests. I also represent banks and other lenders in connection with mortgage loans and other secured loan products relating to real estate.

30 years

35%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 20 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 29 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1996

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Stewart J. Kong

1375 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, 10018

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Stewart J. Kong's Reviews

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1.8 /5.0

5 Client Reviews

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Posted by Kelston | January 18, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Long Time Client

Mr. Kong is a good lawyer and I am surprised that there are several negative reviews on this site. My experience with Mr. Kong has been great on several tough cases. I am a business man, with assets in real estate and contracts in restaurants. Mr. Kong also helped me and my business with immig...ration filings. Not every lawyer is right for every client, but Mr. Kong is right for me. Mr. Kong charges a premium, but he always gives me a discount as well! Still expensive but worth the advise and help he has given me on the sales and purchases of my real estate investments. I recommend him highly.

Posted by anonymous | May 10, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Tax

Do not use this attorney

Hired him for an office closing several years ago. At the time, we just didn't know any better. Now we do. He spoke to us very minimally, and in between his constant gum-chewing, managed to answer most of our questions with "well, there's nothing we can do about that...." Now we're being slapp...ed with a late penalty from the Dept of Finance because the transfer tax was filed 3 months LATE. Our current attorney says that it was the Title Company's responsibility to file it on time...and guess who chooses the Title Company?....yup, our wonderful attorney Mr. Kong....

Posted by Brittany Clarke | December 14, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Unprofessional and untrustworthy

I hired Stewart for a Visa application. Over the two year process ( I was quoted a 6 month time frame) he coerced money from me, ignored my emails, failed to provide proper information to me in a timely and professional matter. He had told me upon consultation that he had never lost a case, my case w...as denied. My experience with him was a complete waste of time and money. DO NOT hire him for ANY kind of legal advice. Just walk away.

Posted by Vinny | November 29, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Residential

Terrible experience

I used Stewart J. Kong to represent me for a home purchase and it was the worst experience. He did not file the correct paperwork and the deed to my house was never recorded in my name. Mr. Kong did not help me when I informed him about this problem. I had to hire and pay another lawyer and took me y...ears to transfer the deed to my name.

Posted by Andrew | November 10, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Poor and stupid advice

Advised me to plead guilty to a crime that got me deported, when I would have never plead guilty to the crime if I had known this would happen. Then failed to appear in immigration court which meant I had to hire another lawyer from behind bars. Do not use.

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Experience

Rating:  7.1 (Very Good)

Honors

2005

Outstanding Achievement Award, Wei Lee Industries

Associations

2000 - Present

United States Supreme Court Bar

Trial Attorney

1997 - Present

United States Tax Court

Tax Attorney

Education

1995

Brooklyn Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1991

University of California, Berkeley

A.B.

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